VassarWiki:About: Difference between revisions

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VassarWiki is deliberately open-ended to adapt to community needs. There are a few main types of pages:

* [[VassarWiki:Encyclopedia pages|'''Encyclopedia pages''']] are about things like student orgs, events, classes, departments, and college lore. Content should be written from a neutral point of view and [[VassarWiki:Policies|be sourced]].

* [[VassarWiki:Encyclopedia pages|'''Encyclopedia pages''']] are about things like [[:Category:Student orgs|student orgs]], events, classes, departments, and college lore. Content should be written from a neutral point of view and [[VassarWiki:Policies|be sourced]].

* Every contributor has a [[VassarWiki:User pages|'''user page''']] that only they can edit. You can put pretty much anything on your user page (e.g. interests, projects, org memberships, essays or freeform content, contact information).

* [[VassarWiki:Project pages|'''Project pages''']] (those with the prefix "VassarWiki") deal with the governance and maintenance of VassarWiki.

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== Governance ==

VassarWiki adopts a collective governance model, where decisions are made through deliberation and consensus-building. ~~Each~~ contributor's voice should be evaluated by the strength of their argument.

VassarWiki adopts a collective governance model, where decisions are made through deliberation and consensus-building. The weight of each contributor's voice should be evaluated by the strength of their argument.

Certain technical actions require their access be limited to a smaller group of contributors called administrators. These actions include suspending users, deleting and restoring pages, and approving prospective contributors lacking a vassar.edu email. Administrators remain bound to community consensus and are not given any precedence in disputes.

Certain technical actions require their access be limited to a smaller group of contributors called [[VassarWiki:Administrators|administrators]]. These actions include suspending users, deleting and restoring pages, and approving prospective contributors lacking a vassar.edu email. Administrators remain bound to community consensus and are not given any precedence in disputes.

[[VassarWiki:~~Administrator elections~~|Anyone can apply to be an administrator]]. While there are no official requirements, candidates should have a track record of constructive editing~~. '''~~(~~Given~~ how new the wiki is, feel free to immediately apply if you're interested.~~)'''~~ Applications to be an administrator are approved following community discussion. Administrators who abuse their authority should be [[VassarWiki:Reports|reported]].

[[VassarWiki talk:Administrators|Anyone can apply to be an administrator]]. While there are no official requirements, candidates should have a track record of constructive editing (given how new the wiki is, feel free to immediately apply if you're interested!). Applications to be an administrator are approved following community discussion. Administrators who abuse their authority should be [[VassarWiki:Reports|reported]].

== See also ==

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 VassarWiki is deliberately open-ended to adapt to community needs. There are a few main types of pages:
-* [[VassarWiki:Encyclopedia pages|'''Encyclopedia pages''']] are about things like student orgs, events, classes, departments, and college lore. Content should be written from a neutral point of view and [[VassarWiki:Policies|be sourced]].
+* [[VassarWiki:Encyclopedia pages|'''Encyclopedia pages''']] are about things like [[:Category:Student orgs|student orgs]], events, classes, departments, and college lore. Content should be written from a neutral point of view and [[VassarWiki:Policies|be sourced]].
 * Every contributor has a [[VassarWiki:User pages|'''user page''']] that only they can edit. You can put pretty much anything on your user page (e.g. interests, projects, org memberships, essays or freeform content, contact information).
 * [[VassarWiki:Project pages|'''Project pages''']] (those with the prefix "VassarWiki") deal with the governance and maintenance of VassarWiki.
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 == Governance ==
-VassarWiki adopts a collective governance model, where decisions are made through deliberation and consensus-building. Each contributor's voice should be evaluated by the strength of their argument.
+VassarWiki adopts a collective governance model, where decisions are made through deliberation and consensus-building. The weight of each contributor's voice should be evaluated by the strength of their argument.
-Certain technical actions require their access be limited to a smaller group of contributors called administrators. These actions include suspending users, deleting and restoring pages, and approving prospective contributors lacking a vassar.edu email. Administrators remain bound to community consensus and are not given any precedence in disputes.
+Certain technical actions require their access be limited to a smaller group of contributors called [[VassarWiki:Administrators|administrators]]. These actions include suspending users, deleting and restoring pages, and approving prospective contributors lacking a vassar.edu email. Administrators remain bound to community consensus and are not given any precedence in disputes.
-[[VassarWiki:Administrator elections|Anyone can apply to be an administrator]]. While there are no official requirements, candidates should have a track record of constructive editing. '''(Given how new the wiki is, feel free to immediately apply if you're interested.)''' Applications to be an administrator are approved following community discussion. Administrators who abuse their authority should be [[VassarWiki:Reports|reported]].
+[[VassarWiki talk:Administrators|Anyone can apply to be an administrator]]. While there are no official requirements, candidates should have a track record of constructive editing (given how new the wiki is, feel free to immediately apply if you're interested!). Applications to be an administrator are approved following community discussion. Administrators who abuse their authority should be [[VassarWiki:Reports|reported]].
 == See also ==